Thursday, March 12, 2009

Elliott Yamin - Fight For Love [Streaming] [News]


"Fight For Love," the first single from Elliott Yamin's new album of the same name (May 5), has been revealed. The forthcoming album features co-writing from the former American Idol contestant (3rd place, season 5) and heavy-hitting producers Jermaine Dupri, Stargate, Midi Mafia and more.The single will be available via digital retail on March 10.Yamin was the lovable underdog of American Idol's season five. He was called a "vocal masterclass" by Simon Cowell, and delivered what Entertainment Weekly called one of the top three best American Idol performances ever. Yamin entered the competition as a drugstore clerk with no vocal training, 90 percent hearing loss in his right ear and managing a diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes that required he wear an insulin pump. In the end, he finished 3rd place on the highest-rated season to date, right behind Taylor Hicks and Katherine McPhee.Yamin's self-titled debut album was released in 2007 on Hickory Records and is the highest independent debut by a new artist in the history of the Billboard charts - reaching #1 on the Independent Album chart, #2 on the R&B chart and #3 on the Top 200 chart, in addition to going gold in the US and Japan.

Andi - Good Morning Sun [Single]


Helo All About Music readers, I am back after some busyness... well actually in couple weeks I will be bussy again, I hope I can still continue this blog. Anyway... Introducing new single with catchy pop tunes from Canadian singer Andi with the title "Good Morning Sun".This song is very nice with pop catchy tunes, morninglicious ears. It will make your morning will be nice to start a new day.Have take a listen on Andi's MySpace and download it for free through her MySpace.

Jonas Brothers - New Soundtrack Available [News]


The Soundtrack to Jonas Brothers' new film "Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience" is available today! The jam packed album includes live versions of favorites like "Hello Beautiful" and "S.O.S" as well as performances with Taylor Swift and Demi Lovato, a Shania Twain cover, and one new, never-before-heard studio recording called "Love Is On Its Way." The highly anticipated film goes behind-the-scenes with Kevin, Joe and Nick on last year's Burning Up Tour, following their every move along the way.

Steve Rushton - Emergency [Single] [Streaming]


Meet Steve Rushton - an energetic, pop-punker from England who is ready to unleash his music on the world. The twenty-one year old moved to Los Angeles last year to work on his debut album and has recently spent time in the studio with producer John Fields (Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato). The album will be available this summer on Hollywood Records.Steve may be a recent LA transplant, but he is no stranger to the Disney Channel family. He has two songs on the Hannah Montana Soundtrack due out in April and even a cameo in the film. He also sings the theme song to The Suite Life on Deck, the follow up to the hit series The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.The new single, "Emergency," is featured in the upcoming Race to Witch Mountain film, and Radio Disney just gave the track an 80% "pick it" in the Music Mailbag. Listen to Steve's pop / punk stylings on "Emergency" here and head over to myspace.com/steverushton for more info.

Pussycat Dolls - Jai Ho Puzzle Challenge [News]


In honor of the new Pussycat Dolls’ remix of the Academy Award Winning Song “Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny),” PCD are offering a Puzzle Challenge to all their fans. Send a screenshot of the completed puzzle to jaiho@interscope.com and you will be entered to win a PCD Slumdog Millionaire prize pack. Check out their official site for more details on the prize pack and be sure to listen to the song playing in the PCD puzzle widget.Also, head over to WSJ.com to read an in-depth piece about the track including more on how producer Ron Fair adapted A R Rahman’s song and the process they went through to achieve the final product that is taking over pop airwaves in the US.